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2005 Alumni Survey
SummaryThe median 2005 annual salary of alumni was in the high $70,000 - $80,000 range. More alumni earned over $80,000 (52%) than earned under $70,000 (35%). As a result, the average (mean) salary was approximately $92,000.
Benchmarks
For reference, here are the mean 2004 annual salaries for various design professions according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Graphic designers: $41,910
Industrial designers: $56,350
Multi-media artists/animators: $57,680
Art directors: $73,400
Designers (other): $46,370
Current ID alumni salaries
| range | # of alumni | percentage of total | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Under $40000 | 8 | 6.75% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $40000-49999 | 6 | 5.25% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $50000-59999 | 14 | 12.25% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $60000-69999 | 12 | 10.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $70000-79999 | 20 | 17.5%
| $80000-89999 | 18 | 15.75%
| $90000-99999 | 8 | 6.75%
| $100000-149999 | 17 | 14.75%
| $150000-$200000 | 5 | 4.5%
| $200000 or more | 7 | 6%
| Total respondents | 115 | 100.00%
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Salary growth
Data continue to show strong gains in earnings during the years following graduation.
| time since graduation | average salary |
| First year out | $71,677 |
| Three years out | $78,333 |
| Four years out | $84,091 |
| 5-10 years out | $106,481 |
| 10-20 years out | $121,101 |
Selected job titles
| Associate Creative Director | Customer Experience Designer
| Design Manager | Design Researcher
| Design Strategist | Director of Design Planning
| Director, Brands & Innovation | Director, Research & Strategy
| Human Factors Engineer | Industrial Design Lead
| Manager, User Experience Architecture | Manager, User Interaction Design
| Principal User Interface Designer | Professor & Department Head for design
| Project Manager, New Product Development | Retail Planner
| Senior Business Planner | Senior Design Manager
| Senior User Experience Designer | Strategic Director
| User Experience Lead | User Researcher
| Vice President & Client Experience Director | President & CEO
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Selected employers
| Adobe Systems | Lippincott Mercer
| Aon | McDonald's Corp
| Avenue A | Razorfish | McKinsey & Company
| Bose Corporation | Microsoft
| Cheskin | Motorola
| Chicago Board of Education | Museum of Science & Industry
| Corning | Oracle
| U.S. Department of Commerce | Pitney Bowes
| Design Continuum | Sapient
| Doblin Inc. | Siebel Systems
| Dyson Inc. | Steelcase
| Fiori Inc. | Symbol Technologies
| Gensler | Whirlpool
| IDEO | Yahoo!
| Kimberly-Clark Corp. | Ziba Design
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2004 survey results
2003 survey results
2002 survey results
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